Chapter 7 The Grove (Part 2)
At this moment, there was a neighing of horses beside the woods, and suddenly more than ten fully armed cavalrymen came out. The leader was a handsome young man with a light beard, wearing luxurious armor and cloak, and his saddle and bridle were all high-end goods. Behind him were several Matthias with high noses and deep eyes wearing turbans, carrying bows and spears, and several Roman cavalrymen holding shields. "I seem to have seen the phenomenon of classmates bullying. Are all children nowadays like this? I am in the academy, and only the teacher's ruler can hit me." Maecenas, the cavalry captain of the Macedonian province, said to Casca and others with a mocking tone.
Now, Casca was stunned. He never expected that Maecenas' appearance was well prepared, because the other party received an order from the cavalry commander to return to Rome to run for the military tribune, and to escort Octavian.
"Damn it, it's that bastard Maecenas, he's the cavalry captain, don't mess with him, let's go!" Little Casca was determined not to suffer a loss, so he took his friends to escape.
There was a sound of horse hooves, and the Matians laughed and soon galloped in front of them in a teasing manner, surrounding everyone. One of the guys just wanted to run out, but an arrow flew over, whizzed past his scalp, and pierced into the tree trunk over there. "No one is allowed to run!" Maecenas held the reins and shouted angrily.
So little Casca and all his accomplices could only stay where they were, unable to move. "Casca, remember, I'm not Turinus now, I have inherited the name of Octavian. And after entering Rome, I will also inherit the name of Caesar. Your father's good days will not last long." Octavian turned around and said to little Casca coldly.
"Yes, classmate Octavian." Casca's tone suddenly became very gentle, and then he looked at Leo with begging eyes, "I hope you can still remember what you said just now."
Casca meant to ask Leo to remember what he said just now about "classmate friendship", but Leo thought about it and said to Maecenas, "I still remember what you said just now. Classmate Casca hopes to drag the three of us into the grove over there."
At this time, Agrippa and others tried hard to hold back their laughter. So Maecenas, who was also about to hold back, ordered, "Then fulfill their wish and drag them all to the woods!"
In the dark woods, Casca was hung upside down on a tree branch. Agrippa used the back of the dagger to whip his exposed buttocks fiercely, and the other party howled like a pig being slaughtered, and then in the upside-down vision, he saw the fate of his companions. All the cavalry, including Octavian and Leo, sat on their mounts and surrounded them with their sword handles. All of Casca's companions were forced to split into groups of three, one "stringing" another. They were forced to "stab" the back garden of the person in front of them. After a while, the Mattia cavalry flew over with a whip, so the guy in the front, with tears in his eyes, automatically went around to the back and repeated the process. When Octavian got tired of it, he waved his whip. He signaled Agrippa to put Casca down, and then the fat man was held down. He knelt in front of Octavian's horse, "What, Casca, aren't you from the most glorious and staunch family in Rome that supports the Republic? Show some courage and fight us to the death, how about it?"
At this time, Casca was completely scared. He could only stick out his scarred buttocks and beg for forgiveness from everyone, "Why, didn't you say before that you wanted me to hold your thing in my mouth?" Octavian said loudly and sarcastically.
"No, no, I should be the one to hold you in my mouth." Little Casca was out of her mind, and then she crawled towards Octavian, which made Octavian so disgusted that he whipped her directly. Little Casca covered her bloody face and groaned as she crawled towards Leo, asking for forgiveness at the cost of holding Leo's penis in her mouth.
"Please don't do this, Casca, I have thought of a very compromise and feasible solution, so that Turinus can forgive you." Leo also hurriedly raised the whip to stop her.
Finally, the slaves brought a female donkey, first teased her sexual interest with long grass, and then tied it under a tree. Little Casca was covered with scars and her clothes were torn, but she was still threatened by the dismounted cavalry - they kept stabbing little Casca with whips or spears, and tremblingly walked to the back of the donkey, then turned her head, and with the donkey's slightly contemptuous cry, she plunged deeply into it...
At this moment, in the house of Bissot on the Palatine Hill, the gatekeeper was standing in front of the gate with a large number of entourages, and Lepidus personally stood in front of the door to welcome Anthony's arrival. Now Anthony was wearing a round-necked robe made of colorful silk, hanging golden jewelry and amulets, and his fingers were full of rings and emerald stones, forming a sharp contrast with the simple and elegant Lepidus.
What was even more remarkable was that behind Anthony were hundreds of guards, all in fine armor and fully equipped with weapons. "Marco, this is just a private banquet, isn't it necessary to make such a big fuss?" Lepidus' words were slightly sarcastic. Anthony just smiled and said nothing. Then the two hugged each other for a few times and walked into the house.
"The Senate is asking me to hand over the key to the treasury. Now that Caesar's funeral is over, I don't seem to have any reason to resist its decree." Bisso sighed while leaning on the couch at the banquet.
"So today's banquet is to solve the problem of Caesar's inheritance?" Antony did not shirk responsibility and brought up the topic in a very dignified manner. Korpurnia, who was sitting next to him, lowered her head and remained silent. She was the one who gave the inheritance to Antony for safekeeping, and now she was embarrassed to ask Antony to return it directly.
Lepidus, who was sitting over there, spoke up, "Yes, that's right, Marco. If you have Caesar's private inheritance, please hand it over and don't give people a chance to talk about it."
"You are doing this for my own good, right?" Anthony leaned back and replied in a cold tone, "Then I would like to ask you all, now Caesar's inheritance is so much, 80% is real estate, and only 20% is cash, but I have spent all the cash. After all, I have recruited thousands of veterans to protect the safety of my wife and you, and to protect the safety of the entire city of Rome, right?"
"I think I should repeat it again, Marco, neither you nor I are the owners of the inheritance. I am Turinus's guardian. If you have the deeds of all the real estate on hand, please take them out. No matter what happens in the future, you must hand them over to Turinus. As for whether he owns it or sells it, that is his business, not yours." Lepidus' tone suddenly became stern.